Women's Tennis

2008-2009: Laura Porras made an impact on the
Tech women's tennis team her freshman year. Porras' true
talents came out when the weather enabled the Golden Eagles to
start playing outside. She went on a 4 game winning steak
against players from Chatanooga, Morehead State, UT Martin and
Southeast Missouri. She continued to shine after that, winning 4
of her next 8 matches. Her consistent style and fight to
win every match gives Laura a competitive edge over other
players. She was a huge contributor to the team in the
conference tournament, winning 6 out of 9 OVC matches.
Laura also showed a lot of promise in her doubles
abilities as well. With different partners throughout the year,
Porras helped her team earn doubles points to take them
to the conference tournament. She won 3 out of 6 in
conferences matches with partners Joanna Corkern and Diana
Woodcock. Porras and Woodcock also earned the first match
for the Golden Eagles for the first round of the OVC
conference tournament in 2009. Laura's outstanding
achievements were recognized and awarded at the
2008-09 Tennis Banquet, where Coach, Dan Silverstein gave
her The Impact Player Award, meant for the first-year player
who made the biggest impact. Laura went 8-8 in singles in
2008-09, and had a record of 4-6 in doubles.

Fall 2009: Porras competed in two tournaments
in the fall, giving her a 2-3 record in singles and 1-3 record for
doubles with partner Diana Woodcock. Laura Porras had a good start
to the fall season with the first tournament, the UNC Asheville
Invitational, winning her first two matches in straight sets
against two players from UNC Asheville.

Before Tech: Attended Ginnasio Moderno while in
Tabio...was coached by the brother duo of Edison and Wilson
Rencon...played in the Colombian National Tournament...played in
and won the prominent Colombian Circuit Tournament...also played in
the Colombian Elite Championship.

Personal: Laura Alejandra Porras is the daughter
of Esperanza Munoz and Luis Felipe Porras of Tabio, Colombia...two
sisters, Natalia Porras and Johana Herrera...birthday is February
9, 1991...majoring in civil engineering.